Dr M: I was not a dictator, it was for the common good

PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has denied being a dictator during his previous 22-year stint as premier, saying he had tried to bridge the gap between the haves and the have-nots.

The Prime Minister said this during an exclusive interview with US broadcaster CNN in response to a question about whether a “strong man” was needed to raise an emerging country into developed nation status.